Meigs County Petroglyphs Described by Museum Official
Meigs County sites along the Ohio River are highlighted as key prehistoric rock inscriptions. The Saxon area rock pictures, extended by the Racine dam region, depict birds, animals, human figures, and footprints. The Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society has documented 27 mounds, three petroglyph groups, a village site, and two stone graves in the county.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
the Messenger
Ohio River
Syracuse
G. B. Galbreath
Ohio State Museum
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Archaeollogical and Historical Society
William C. Mills
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Doctor Mills
Racine Dam
Racine
Rutland
Salisbury
Chester
Sutton
Letart
Lebanon
Memorial Day Visitors Gather in Middleport Area
Middleport readers note a steady stream of relatives and friends visiting for Memorial Day. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Jud Milner of Huntington and Mrs. Lulu Nagle of Athens with their father Peter Feenay, plus university students and Ohio University circles visiting local families.
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Columbus
W. R. Harris
Memorial
Pt. Pleasant
Marjorie Harris
Robert
Gordon
Ohio State University
Middleport
Jud Milner
Huntington
Lulu Nagle
Athens
Peter Feenay
Do. A. Dawson
R. P. Smith
Frances Smith
G. H. Smith
Charles
Akron
Mark Roller
Jean, Huntington
Max
Mary Elizabeth Hartinger
Akron Central High School
Elia Forquer
Nan Agee
J. N. Humphrey
Charles Radford
Chester
Walter Hayes
Charleston
C. H. Horden
R. WM. Horden
G. H. Stansbury
Emoria
Jane Stansbury
Mrs
Wii
Whittington
Carroll
Portland Girl Will Join Office Force
Belva Cox of Portland was appointed secretary to the county school superintendent at a county board of education meeting. She will replace Miss Clarice Maag who retires in August as C. O. Chapman takes over as superintendent. The salary is 1100 dollars annually.
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Belva Cox
Wilma Roush
Letart
Portland
Miss Cox
Promise Strawberries to Two Bible School Classes
The Whatsoever Class and the High School Class of the Presbyterian Bible School in Middleport will host a strawberry festival Thursday night in the church dining room to honor the winning Men's Class in a recent attendance contest. Members of all Bible School classes are invited to attend.
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Middleport Bible School
Middleport
The
Presbyterian Bible School
Bible School
Committee On
Suit for Promissory Note Judgment Filed in Pomeroy
In Pomeroy June 1 a common pleas suit by C E Gillilan as executor of Wyatt G Plantz estate seeks $455 plus interest from Paul Moore George Moore Ruth E Moore Thelma C Moore Clara Wildermuth and Charles C Wildermuth on a joint note. The action requests a directed judgment for the amount of the note.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
C. E. Gillilan
Wyatt G. Plantz
Paul Moore
George Moore
Ruth E. Moore
Thelma C. Moore
Clara Wildermuth
Charles C. Wildermuth
Gardners Cultivate Extensive Plots Along Laurel Cliff Road
Pomeroy residents report a wide expansion of garden activity along Laurel Cliff Road from Route 3 at McRock Springs Fairgrounds to Route 145. Much land once waste ground is now under cultivation with vegetables planted in previously unused plots.
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Laurel Cliff Road
Pomeroy
Laure Cliff
Mrocksprings Fairgrounds
Plantz Family Among Pioneers of County
Pomeroy June 1 Wyatt G Plantz banker heir of a long pioneer line left a will with many bequests to organizations and the village His middle name reflects the family roots in Athens County The article traces ancestors from William Parker II born 1775 to Tobias A Plantz and Mary G Daniel and notes George Wyatt Plantz and Wyatt Garfield Plantz the last of the line who ran First Citizens Bank of Pomeroy
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Raymond Root
Elizabeth
Albert Crew
Miss Mary Root
Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
Mr. Crew
Mrs
Mrs Root
Middleport
Wyatt G. Plantz
Wyatt
Ma Plantz
Athens County
William Parker, II
Newburyport
Mass
Marietta
Benny Wyatt
Joshua Wyatt
Rutland
Parker
Sarah E. Parker
William Parker
Tobias A. Plantz
Mary E. Plantz
George Wyatt Plantz
George W. Plantz
Mary G. Daniel
H. G. Daniel
Wyatt Garfield Plantz
First Citizens Bank of
Members Dwindle Two Charter Members Remain in Knight of Pythias
POMEROY June 1 With the death of N Esta Arnold another name leaves the dwindling list of charter members of the local Knights of Pythias Lodge. Only two charter members remain J N Humphrey of Middleport and Will Richman of Pomeroy.
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nKight of
Pythias
Pomeroy
N. Esta Arnold
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Order
J. N. Humphrey
Middleport
Will Richman
Mrs Sarah Palmer Dies at Meigs County Infirmary
Mrs Sarah Palmer 72 resid ed at the Meigs County Infirmary for several years died there Monday night from organic heart disease. Funeral services set for 2 30 pm at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Buchtel Ohio with burial in a nearby cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Sarah Palmer
Meigs County Infirmary
Methodist Episcopal Church
Buchtel, O
Ladies' Bible Class Hosts Gatherings Across Decoration Day Weekend
Murray City June 1 The Ladies' Adult Bible Class of the M. bs. Church met at the home of Mrs. William Chivers Friday night with 20 attending including lunch. Numerous visitors and relatives from Columbus Akron Lancaster Layton joined weekend guests at local homes.
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Murray City
M. Bs
William Chivers
William Cook
Layton
Park Cook
Ralph Kerns
Akron
Willam Kerns
Albert Koon
Lancaster
Allen Koon
Selah Simes
Columbus
John Houser
John Harris
Barberton
Clarence Harris
Mark Dietz
Charles Strum
Lou Anders
Don
Lynn
William Thomas
William Mason
Parnassus
Albert Spencer
Gamertsfelder Speaks To Athens Rotarians
Dr. W. S. Gamertsfelder of Ohio University spoke to the Athens Rotary Club at Hotel Berry on Tuesday. He described American social experiments as products of practicality and cited Dr. John Dewey as a influence.
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Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
W. S. Gamertsfelder
Ohio University
Gamertsfelder
John Dewey
Columbia University
Dewey
Kidnaping of Charlie Ross Told Anew In Old Scrap
The Messenger shares an old account of the 1874 Germantown kidnaping of Charlie Ross a boy then about four years old. Two men lured him and his brother Walter into a buggy promising candy, later separating the boys and sending Walter off with 25 cents to buy treats.
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Charlie Ross
Lydia C. Waterman
Coolville
Ross
Germantown
Charlie
Christian K. Ross
Walter
Little Brother
Five Mile Drop Sets Woman Skydiving Record
Smaranda Braescue, 23, Romanian, leapt from a plane about five miles up in California’s Sacramento Valley, completing a 24 000 foot parachute jump to claim a world best for women. A kidnap ransom case involving a boy named Charlie unfolds as Mr Ross receives threats and replies via personal ads, with over $50 000 spent in the search.
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Sacramento Valley
California
Smaranda Braescue
Mr. Ross
Charlie
Mr. R
Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York
Burglary Attempt Near Bay Ridge Tailed in Charlie Ross Case
On December 14, 1874 two burglars targeted Judge Van Brust’s Bay Ridge home. The occupants shot them. one died, the other died two hours later after confessing a Charlie Ross theft but lacking any clue to the boy’s location. Walter Ross later identified the corpses.
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Judge van Brust
Bay Ridge
L. I
Charlie Ross
Walter Ross
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